terrorist

[ter-er-ist] / ˈtɛr ər ɪst /

NOUN

extremist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assassin bomber fanatic guerrilla gunman hijacker insurgent radical rebel revolutionary sniper zealot

STRONG

goon incendiary subversive thug

Example Sentences

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Zeraati's employer, Iran International, had also been designated by the Iranian government as a "terrorist organisation", the jury heard.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Tinubu thanked Trump for his "leadership and unwavering support in this effort", and that he looked "forward to more decisive strikes against all terrorist enclaves across the nation".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

X's second commitment is to withhold UK access to accounts reported for posting UK illegal terrorist content, if it determines they are operated by, or on behalf of, a terrorist organisation proscribed in the UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"We have evidence that terrorist content and illegal hate speech is persisting on some of the largest social media sites," said Oliver Griffiths, Ofcom's online safety director.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Behind his innocent façade of a doctor without prestige there was hidden a terrorist who with his short-legged boots covered the scars that five years in the stocks had left on his legs.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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